DOOLEY Observed: Yes, I did see Marilyn once ..........

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............

Friday, September 28, 2012

Yes, I did see Marilyn once ..........

In answer to a question, yes, I did see Marilyn Monroe on a couple of occasions. Probably in '60 or '61, they were filming some of the Misfits in Reno. I had an apartment a few blocks from downtown Reno and generally walked to work.

One morning, not too far from where I lived, I noticed a crowd forming, and then remembered that they were shooting some scenes around town for the movie, The Misfits. I watched a while as they took a hammer to a new Cadillac, to put a dent in it. I watched it all for a short time, but had to get to work. As I walked by, I looked up at the second floor of a house, and there she was, Marilyn Monroe, leaning out of a window, talking with Thelma Ritter. I got some other glimpses of her around Reno as they were shooting scenes for the movie.

I had a couple of friends who were in the movie, dealers at Harrah's, and got used as extras and were in the movie.